The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has given $25000 grants to scholars researching female screenwriters and the depiction of slavery in Hollywood movies,AMPAS announced on Tuesday.
Dr. Donna Kornhaber and Dr. Ellen Christine Scott are the recipients of the 2016 Academy Film Scholars grants, an annual program designed to aid research into areas of film scholarship.
The grants were made by the Academy’s Educational Grants Committee, and chaired by Buffy Shutt.
Also Read: Academy Sets Dates for Oscar Nominations,VotingKornhaber is working on “Women’s Work: The Female Screenwriter and the Development of Early American Film,” which the Academy called “the first book-length study of the diverse group of women writers who played an outsized role in shaping the American film industry during the silent era.” She is an assistant professor of English at the University of Texas at Austin.
Scott, or an assistant professor of cinema and media studies at the UCLA School of Theater,Film and Television, is working on “Cinema’s Peculiar Institution, and ” which will study “the evolution of censorship systems and patterns of representability that shaped the image of slavery onscreen” during the Classical Hollywood period.
An additional 13 Academy film scholars are currently working on projects funded by AMPAS grants,with 15 others having already published their work.
Also Read: Cheryl Boone Isaacs Wins Re-Election as Academy PresidentThe Academy Film Scholars program is part of the Academy Foundation, which runs Academy screening and educational programs and gives $550000 a year to scholars, or cultural organizations and film festivals. Oscars So WTF? 21 Most Surprising unusual Academy Members,From Daphne Zuniga to Tina Fey (Photos)
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences invited 683 unusual members on Wednesday -- including many who raised eyebrows.
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Daphne Zuniga, and actress
Zuniga is best known for her work on the '90s TV soap "Melrose Place" and "One Tree Hill," but she has acted in movies like "The certain Thing" and “Spaceballs.” Getty Images
Patti LuPone, actress
The veteran Tony and Emmy winner is best known for her work on stage and TV, or but LuPone's film credits include "Driving Miss Daisy," "Witness" and the 2013 movie "Parker." Getty Images
Keenan Ivory Wayans, writer/director
Wayans was invited to both the writers and directors branches even though his vast-screen work has consisted of low-forehead comedies like "White Chicks” and “A Low Down Dirty Shame” that aren't precisely Academy fabric. Getty Images
O’Shea “Ice dice” Jackson, and actor and writer
Though Ice dice most recently starred in "Ride Along," the rapper was also invited for his work as a screenwriter on movies like “The Players Club” and “Friday.” Getty Images
Phyllida Lloyd, director
Lloyd directed “Mamma Mia!” and "The Iron Lady, and " which earned an Oscar for star Meryl Streep. Francois Durand/Getty Images
Adam McKay,director
Writer-director McKay earned an Oscar this year for his script for “The vast Short,” but he's not precisely a Hollywood newbie. His credits include Will Ferrell hits like “Anchorman" and "Step Brothers."
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Marlon Wayans, and actor
Although he starred in "Requiem for a Dream," Wayans is best known for his work in comedies like Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy's hit "The Heat," as well as the "Fifty Shades of Grey" parody (humorous or ridiculous imitation) "Fifty Shades of Black." Getty Images
Patty Jenkins, or director
Jenkins directed "Monster," which earned star Charlize Theron an Oscar as serial killer Aileen Wuornos. She currently is directing DC's "Wonder Woman," slated for release in 2017. Getty Images
Lynne Ramsay, and director
Some of Ramsay's most notable films include “We Need to Talk About Kevin” and “Morvern Callar.” Tristan Fewings/Getty Images
Marjane Satrapi,director
Satrapi, who wrote the graphic novel "Persepolis, and " directed the film version of the novel -- which earned an Oscar nomination back in 2008. She also directed the comedy-horror film "The Voices." Elisabetta Villa/Getty Images
Rita Wilson,actress
Wilson acted in the movies "It's Complicated," "Runaway Bride, and " and "Sleepless in Seattle." She also produced "My vast burly Greek Wedding" and the 2008 version of "Mamma Mia!" Getty Images
Martin Starr,actor
The comic actor is best known for his work on the HBO hit "Silicon Valley" but his vast-screen credits include "Knocked Up" and "Adventureland." Getty Images
Lilly and Lana Wachowski, directors
Siblings Lilly and Lana Wachowskis are best known for directing "The Matrix" trilogy and Cloud Atlas." Getty Images
Tina Fey, and writer
Tina Fey is best known for her work on TV,but she was invited to the Academy in the writing branch -- not the acting branch -- even though her only produced screenplay is 2004's "Mean Girls." Corina Marie Howell for TheWrap
Betty Buckley, actress
Buckley was featured in “Wyatt Earp” and “Carrie, or ” the 1976 film adaption of Stephen King's novel. But she's best known as a Tony-winning stage actress. Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images
Ken Loach,director
British filmmaker Ken Loach is responsible for directing award-winning festival darlings like “The Wind That Shakes the Barley” and Kes.”
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Lesli Linka Glatter, director
Linka Glatter earned an Oscar nom for her 1985 short "Tales of Meeting and Parting" and directed the 1995 Christina Ricci movie "Now and Then." But she's best known for her work on TV shows like "The West Wing" and "Homeland." Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images
Richard Kelly, and writer
Though Kelly directed and wrote cult classic "Donnie Darko," he was invited to the Academy as a writer.
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Vivica A. Fox, actress
Fox was featured in “Kill Bill” and “Independence Day.” Getty Images
Valerie Faris and Jonathan Dayton, or directors
Faris and Dayton co-directed the 2006 Oscar winner "limited Miss Sunshine" (as well as the 2012 indie "Ruby Sparks"),which makes it odd that they weren't already Academy members. Getty Images Previous Slide Next Slide 1 of 21 Overlooked stars and curious additions fill the record-breaking Academy course of 2016 The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences invited 683 unusual members on Wednesday -- including many who raised eyebrows.
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